Transmission-gearing.



No. 364,904. `l?A'FEJX!TED SEPT. 3, 190'?.

A. J. MORSE.

TRANSMSSIN' HEARING.

APPLIGMION FILED PEB. 19. 190s.

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Flag @ff .j w M fw D A UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

Alt'lllUl't JACOB MORSE, OF TORRINGTONfCONNEGIIOUT, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO ADIGLBERT I. HINE, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

TRANSMISSION-GEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled February 19, 1906. Serial No. 301,860.

Patented Sept. 3, '1907. g

To olZ 'whom it may concern.'

lie it known that l, ARTHUR .Incon Monsn, a citizen of the United States," residing at Torrington, county oi Litchiield, State of Connecticut, have invented `certain new and useful Improvements in Transmission- (lcaring, of which the following a specification.

My invention relates to transmission gearing of the changeable speed class, and,'as'herein embodied, is adapted particularly for use in connecting driving and driven shafts, as in motor vehicles, for exampldmwhere complete control and regulation of thel power trans; 1n i tied is desired without varying the speed of the motor.

In a prior application serially numbered 290,662, filed December' 1905, I have ldescribed transmission gearing of the same general character as that herein shown but the arrangement of the mechanism is such, that high speed transmission is necessarily accompanied by rotation of thegcar casing. lhis l find to be objectionable, as the momentum acquired by such a heavy body when rotating at high speed, is ordinarily sufficient, if suddenly checked by the gears becoming obstructed or locked, to strip, fracture or other- .wise injure the same and to avoid such an accident,

provision is herein made for efecting'high speed transmission without motion of the gear case.

Various other features of the present invention wiil4 be herei' titer referred to.

The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate mechanism suitable for carrying my invention into effect.

In the drawings; Figure l-is a longitudinal section of the gearing, showing the driving and driven shafts disconnected, the View being taken onV the line sl, s, ofFig. Fig. 2-is a sectional view, taken at right angles to the plane of 'Fig'. l, showing the shafts coupled direct for high speed transmission. Fig. 3- is a cross-section on the line S, S3, of Fig. 2. Fig. 4*--W is a similar view taken on tho line S, S", of Fig. 2. Fig. 5-is a detail cross-sectional view taken bn the lino S5, S5, ol Fig. l. Fig. G--is a longitudinal section showing the gearing adjusted for transmission irom the driving to the driven shaft in the same direction, at a speed reduction oi 2 to 1. Fig. 'V7-is a similar view at right angles to the plane of Fig. (i, showing a further.

speed ol rotation oi the driving shaft is the highest speedV transmitted, and when, therefore, the driven shaft is to be rotated at such speed, it is coupled direct. For the transmission of any speed below tha-t of the driving shaft, reducing gears are employed; but it will be understood that this particular arrangement is designed di() to serve herein for purposes of illustration only, as it will be obvious from the following description, that the substitution of multiplying or other gears for the rcducing gears could be readily effected without departing from the ,principle of operation involved. l

Referring now to the drawings: I represents the driving shaft, and 2 the driven shaft. These shafts mounted in any approved manner are arranged end to end and the driven shaft is bored out to receive a rod, 3, which is movable back and forth by means of a sliding collar, 4, upon the shaft. The collar is secured to the rod by pin 5, pressing through u slot, (i, in the shaft, and is grooved in the usual manner io cooperate with 'the forked end oi a lover, 7, or other device by which its movement is controlled. For the dir cet coupling of the shafts, the rod has secured to its end, opposite that to which the sliding coll-ir is attached, a cross-pin, 8, which projects through oppositely disposed slots, 9, in the driven shaft, and is movable in and out of locked relation with notches, l0, formed in the adjoining end of the driving shaft. I

In Fig. l, the cross-pin 8 is shown as lying wholly within the slots 9, and the shaits being thus disconnected, may berotatcd at different speeds, permitting transmission from one to the other through the gearing in a manner to be later on explained. In Fig.- 2, the shafts are shown coupled by the crosspin 8 lor direct transmission, the pin being centered relatively to the line oi their abutting ends and eng-.ig-

Will hereinafter be termed the driving gear, and lotscly l mounted upon the shaft 2 there are three or more gears, `12, 13, and 14, .which will be hereinafter termed the driven gears. These gears, 1.1, l2, 11.3, 14, are shown connected by reducing gears, 15, 16, 17, two sets of which are preferably employed, as shown, to equalize the strain and give greatdi strength, etc., but so far as the transmission of power is concerned, one set onlylpis required. l

, The gears I5, 16, and lf of cach set are secured lcdriven member, u, plurality of geni-s` interposed between the members, :i selectivo clutch device controlling direct triinnlnirssion from orio meinhel to the other andthe 'corr neetion of the neiiis from hotli members and indirect transllii'srtion through the governi gears, and moans independont .of `the driving;` mouiller for vllryllig.; 'the relative speed of rho `noirs.

A power triinsinittel' coinprh'dngg n ririvlni; member, l1 driven nillnber, gears inierposecl hotvveen the members and pernmiivnily :irl-:inged iii internnshlngrelation. a srlcctlve olnteh devine oontrollin; direct transmission from une inenlhor to the olher :ind the disrnnneeion of the g'ciil'l; lroln bolhllleinbern und indirect ti'nnsn sion through the nears, luid nioilnr; independentv olf the diivii'ij.,y member for valuing the reliitive speed of lhogenrs, l

Il. ,f\ power il'illisniittor eoinprslir, il driving member, il driven ineinhor, :i truin of geurs interposed between tho niomberr comprising' n planetary ir, :l seh-:etiivo clutch device ooiitrolliin;A direct triinnlnir, ion from me Ineinbor to the other und tho disconnection ot' the grzlis from hoih members und indi-reel transmission throini'li thi: lrnin, iind int-nils for vnl'yiinr the effective speed of i'ot'nion of the plnneiziry geni. l

A power tl'nunlniller rompri "nry :i driving; niomhoi', :i driven lnemhel, geni-s iniel'pos d between the members comprising pliliieinry igeeirn, n, selective elnloh device con-Y trolling' dirent; ti'linsinlnsion from one nioinheiA to the other :ind the disconnection ot the gears from hoth members Eind 'indirect transmission through the sevlu'li'l iron and rnenimA eomlnon to ihn'l'levernl pliinetairy geni-s for viii-,vlug the efectivl speed ol' i'oiiitioii thereof.

l. A power lrnnsinitler eonipl'i ng :i driving; member, n driven niomher, n train ot grill-s interposed between the inenihors, clutches col'iuei'ntiilg with rho lerininiil ,venres of tho trliin to eonitelztv ol' disconnect linnn from the members, operziliin; nieuns oonllnon lo the nevel-:il eliilrhe."A und independent menul for enntrollinr; ii.ln. iili'. r-ion through (he trilin.

l A powor transmitter rompi-isili; il driviininil-miler, :l driven lnellihei, :i trslin ot' u," s interposed hetweln the members, :iiixililiry gezlis eoiplralting lhoioivith ollltrhehl .weiel'iively operniinp; to ronnevt, driven menlher with one oi' the, :iuxilinry member, sind opel-ailing;l eilltelies.

H, power il'ni driven member. gelll'lnii' interposed lll^t\\'oeix the nlelnbols, l-l-lliln ol' the eezll'r: being inoviihle in plaine ilry relation lo lne ineinherf"` :i #lectivo eliileh device, controlling diront; lrnnsniimion lroill one member ifo the other und iiidirool llnnsni ,lou :lr dli'ereiil spreds through the g'lili'ing, und inl-unsl lor frirlioniilly eontrolling'tlie movement of tho phliiotllry geil .l. .i power triiinnllilter ooii'lprising :i driving,v member, n driven member, geilriiig interponed heiivoen the members, :i rolnlzlhle easing in which vermin ui' the geni-s nre mount,- ed. :ind iin-nii l'or disooniielzlinn ihr igeairs :ind for eii'eelinii triinsnlis ion from one member to the other.

Hl, .i power -irilnslnitler eonlprisiire il drivingI illellihei, :i driven member, retiring interposod hoiwffeil the members, :i rotiitzlbheilsinir in wliieh i rtilin of tho geni-s airis iiiollnh ed, nun-in4 l'ni' oli'ering mryini: resintmiee ilo movement ol the i'nsing', :ind lliellils lor disroilin-etini.: sold ,Jeniingi und lnr etTl-f-iing irniihniissioll t'l'uni one lnillihel' (n the other.

l1. A\ powrl' trzlnsnlilti-r eonlprisnn il. driving inl-miler, :i driven nlelnlwl'. geni'illg' interposed iletwelil tlnl nlenihl'ls,

ini-nnl eoniiiion Lo tho `nevel-:1l

linterposed k:li-n` :ind direetly with said driving" nttel' in nnprising; n driving member, n

a rotar-finie musing in which certain of the gears nre niennrA ed, und il selective clnt'ch 'device for controlling indireol, trnnan. Sion through said gearing; sindv disconnecting siiid gearing for direct transmission from one member to the uivhl'l.

i2. A power transmitter comprising' n driving meunier, a driven member, gearing interposed between the inl-inhers, ii ioli'itilhlc casing in which eci-mln ol' the gears :iro mount:-A Qd. means for offering varying' rosistnnco to moif'einent ot the casing, and a selective clitrli'dl loe for eontrollinl inA direct transmission throng-li smid ,'.iil ing and [or d on inenting; Said gearing for dirocl. train-:mission from one member to' the other. A

13. A power transmitter compris' 1g n' driving nioiuhor, n driven nlomher, ,hiingeahlo spoed :rl-airing.; interposed be tween tzho inoiiibers, u rotatable raising iinxvllieh cor un of the geni-s :ire inountod in plniietnry relation to the I nrnr hers, il sehzetive elutcli device controlling; ille connection between the, plnnelziry nearing; and (lic,` members. und linzlns for lzoiltrolliny; rotation of Lhil e sing.

l-i. A, power trililsiniltei"comprising ai driving; member, :l driven member ulniiiglj-:il'do speed iii-ing interposed be tween this members, n rotniilhlo on iii 'n wilieh eertnin ol' tho geni-,s nro inounied :lud niovilhlo therewith in phinoi'zlry relation to the members, a1 soleeiive rluteh dovice controlling i'he connection hotweln the phineriiry noni-ing und Lilo members, :ind inezins for t'l'ictioulllli' controlling;l roiiitioln ot' the casing.

l5. ,l power transmitter comprising; :i driving; ule'mher. a driven iiieinbei, gearing; intorposod hetwucn the members, n rotlitnhle casing in which eerliiiii of finxeilrs :ire mounted und inoviillle inplnnetai'y l elution to the n1cniher:-i. u van i'iiihle resistance device uolpernling with the e ing-,1 :ind il selective clutch device coiiirollini." di een lrllnsmi on troni one member to lzho other und indiiul; transmission :l dif ferent: speeds through the grilling',

lli. powerdrzinslliillter comprising;4 n driving member. :i lirivin'r; ,geur ihoiooii, :i driven niemhei'fiil'llins ol' el-:li's

between sind driving member :1nd i'hl` driven iiielnher. eiieh til'uin tel'lnillilling iu :l ,Juni' loose upon #nid driven' nieniher, il, eluteli dcvirn for selectively eonli'olling siiid loose nein-s lfind etfeelnnr di 'i eonv iieoloii between snid memberA `ilidepl\ndi^n|l,\ oi` :mid gears, :i rotiltnbhe raising having l-rlllun ol; "the geni-s. mounted tin-rein mid niovnhlo thi ,iwitlrI .ind minlnv: loieonti'ollng.; rotlition of the casing,l

.i7A A power {.lllnsln'lllel uonlpl'l'sillg;A :l driving; illrlllbel. :l driven lneiilhor, gearing; interposed between the luenlhel's, :i rotillnble (raising in which certain oi' lhe L r :ire mounted, und moans o1 ellecling.: Lrnnsnlission from one uieluber lo lhl` other :ind l'or discouneelin,"r smid eenling from thev driving,` ninmhel'.

1S. A power ti'iiiisnllltli eolnpl'ixinu' :l drivin:` nlenihel. n driven nilinbii, iliorhiillisnl i'oi trilnslilillini: luoiion l`roln lhe driving member to ioliite ihr driven member :li dili`i.r eid speeds in other direelions. :nild menus` including planet-- :liy gexlls hose el'l'eelivl` speed nl' roiillion is vnrizlhle, nud means lor direi-ily rollin-ting tho member` und diseoniiertinn lid ineihllnisln from 'the driving' nlrllillnr. 

